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Manorma Pandey's avatar

“Our perfect partner isn’t a destiny but a range of possible people, overlapping with our own shifting parameters of self.” Wow!

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Shriya's avatar

I took a pause to process that too when I wrote it! Thanks for reading, Manorma :)

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tanvi rumale's avatar

this was such an enjoyable read, shriya! i loved it <3

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Shriya's avatar

Thanks so much for reading, Tanvi <3 <3

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Siddhi Shah's avatar

I used to think about "the one" a lot, but lately that did seem like a statistical improbability.

"Maybe love is less about finding the right person and more about becoming the kind of person who is capable of love"

Thankyou for penning this piece down!

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Shriya's avatar

Thank you for reading, Siddhi! I am glad you resonated with it :)

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Gargi's avatar

Woah! Loved this.

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Shriya's avatar

Thank you so much for reading :)

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narender's avatar

Have had this question like everybody else but had never been so insightful for this. Brilliantly formatted. Although a question arises; what is that difficult then; is it us, the notion love or the decision to pick and love someone?

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swastu's avatar

you should have a dedicated column on The Hindu or some newspaper

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Shriya's avatar

Swastika, thank you so much omg ;-; I will email them right now only!

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